Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 239 | 174 | 159 | 178 | 198 | 295 | 1548 | 2336 | 2186 | 1691 | 1307 | 972 | 786 | 610 | 290 | 239 | 461 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.74m | 10:05AM1.89m | 10:32PM1.74m | 11:09AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.22m | 4:28PM0.27m | 4:47AM0.20m | 5:28PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 16 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 110 | 103 | 131 | 163 | 198 | 295 | 3 | 2336 | 2186 | 1691 | 1307 | 972 | 786 | 610 | 290 | 239 | 461 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 18 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 158 | 239 | 174 | 76 | 34 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 199 | 164 | 6 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | — | SSW 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 12 | E 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 22 | 24 | 159 | — | 38 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 66 | 41 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 178 | 139 | 283 | 1548 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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